Would you buy a house next to mentally handicapped children?

Marvel1

Some people wouldn't buy next to social/council housing.
Some people wouldn't buy next to where there is a mobile phone mast
Some people wouldn't buy next to those electric generators.
Some people wouldn't buy next to a school - this is me

Each to their own

[Deleted User]

I suspect I wouldn't want to live next to the person concerned lol. But I'd try not to make generalisations, difficult though that is as I already would have evidence of how the person is able to make judgments with little knowledge and probably create more noise than any of the residents they are complaining about.

Or I could just feel very sorry for them.

Tigsteroonie

Whilst some of you may not wish to move next door to a house for children/adults with learning disabilities, there is nothing to stop them moving next door to you ...

Fortunately for our neighbours, we only have the one child, we try to manage his volume, and the neighbours are quite forgiving

keith969

Wouldn't bother me, unless they were making a lot of noise late at night. I back onto a children's play area anyhow, there can be a bit of noise in the summer but nothing to get worked up about, and it's usually quiet by 5pm.

daivid

Until they move in who knows, it is quite possible the noise will be similar or less than that made by a family with a few children of the non-angelic persuasion (by which I simply mean typical). It could be as others have suggested that noise could be more disruptive. It is unlikely to be heard late at night if they are putting extra sound proofing in, more of a pain might be the night shift popping out for a smoke break. I say this based on some experience of working in respite care.

It will also depend on the area and selling points of the house, is it an area for working age families, young professionals or retire-es?. As a student I lived next to a primary school where the pupils seemed to run riot at break times (much more so than normal), which very rarely bothered me. After graduating I had a job involving rotating shifts, the noise then started to affect me much more.

zagubov

Nope, I don't believe in NIMBYism. I've an autistic child and I have lived next to schools and businesses.

If they complain I'd send them to one of those countries that refugees keep coming from and see if they really know what being in a troublesome neighbourhood is really about. :eek: